Senate Resolution 374 Printer's Number 1942

PENNSYLVANIA, September 24 - reliable domestic energy, support rural electric and gas

infrastructure, sustain thousands of small businesses and

working-class jobs and maintain legacy well systems and

gathering networks; and

WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's conventional oil and natural gas

industry supplies specialty Pennsylvania grade crude oil that is

essential to refining and manufacturing, contributes to local

economies across rural parts of this Commonwealth and maintains

infrastructure and production systems in regions where energy

resiliency and localized supply continue to matter; and

WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's conventional oil and natural gas

production is strategically located near established energy

markets and infrastructure, and the availability of in-State

refining capacity for locally and regionally produced crude oil

strengthens this Commonwealth's energy security by preserving a

domestic supply chain from production through refining and end

use; and

WHEREAS, As electricity demand rises, the Commonwealth must

carefully evaluate every available domestic energy asset and

determine whether existing policies properly recognize the

continuing role of the conventional industry in supporting

energy diversity, resiliency, affordability and rural economic

stability; and

WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's conventional natural gas

production contributes to local and regional energy reliability

by supplying fuel for electricity generation, industrial

manufacturing, residential heating and commercial energy needs,

particularly in rural areas served by existing, gathering and

distribution infrastructure; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Joint State Government

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